Amazon wants to make answering your phone easier

Forget about fingerprints and number codes. Amazon is working on a way to unlock a phone with the touch of an ear. According to thenextweb.com, the patented system would recognize the shape of your ear when you raise a device near your face to answer.

Just like matching up fingerprints with those from a database, this technology could help you log in to your phone without having to enter a passcode or pattern.